The Grasshopper and the Ant

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An anthropomorphic grasshopper stands in a winter landscape carrying a guitar and talking to ant

The grasshopper and the ant.

Artist

Name:: Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:: 1803-1847
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Brevière, Louis-Henri; Hébert, César-Auguste
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Fables de La Fontaine (Grandville), vol. 1
Author:: La Fontaine, Jean de
Publisher:: Paris: Henri Fournier Aîné, 1838
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Description:

An anthropomorphic grasshopper stands in a winter landscape, carrying a guitar and talking to an ant who is seen from behind, leaning against the wall of her house.

The caption reads in the original French: La cigale et la fourmi.

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